Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah’s trainer Alberto Salazar, has been banned for four years for “orchestrating and facilitating prohibited doping conduct”. Farah is the most successful British track athlete in modern Olympic Games history, with gold medals for both 5000 m and 10,000 m. He trained with Salazar for nearly seven years during which time he went from being just outside elite level to virtually unbeatable; and he stuck with him after allegations first surfaced in 2015 and left only in 2017. Questions are also being asked about the support of Sebastian Coe, the IAAF president, who had a long friendship with Salazar. Nike, who sponsor Salazar say they will back his appeal.
Salazar, born 7 August 1958 in Havana, is an innovative Sun Uranus in Leo in a volatile square to Mars (Moon) in Taurus. He doesn’t look too upbeat in 2020/21 with an uncertain tr Neptune square his Saturn; and tr Uranus opposing his Neptune across this New Year; though he may regain his enthusiasm come 2021/22 with tr Pluto square his Jupiter.
Salazar’s Sun Uranus are trine Mo’s Jupiter Uranus in Sagittarius which makes for a lively crossover and there’s a good fit also with Mo’s Aries Sun and Mars. Salazar’s Mars (Moon) in Taurus is conjunct Mo’s Venus and opposition his Saturn – so it was a relationship with a good deal of drive and determination. Last but not least and probably most importantly Salazar’s Jupiter was conjunct Mo’s Pluto giving him a confidence boost.
Their relationship chart has a friendly composite Sun Venus (Moon) trine Uranus; with an awkward, stressed Mars inconjunct Pluto – it was a high-pressure relationship pushing to the limits of endurance.
Mo himself, born 23 March 1983 in Somalia, is looking very stressed over the next three years with tr Pluto square his Mars opposition Pluto. He had retired from track events to focus on marathons but recently was talking of going back to some track events.
Pic: Tim Hipps, U.S. Army IMCOM Public Affairs
Marjorie
I think you meant 23 March 83